News from July 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Case is one of many brought as a result of United States Attorney Stephen R. Wigginton’s Metro-East Armed Robbery Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Companies Sold Counterfeit Cisco Systems Equipment Made In China.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed suit today charging five individuals who were previously criminally charged and arrested for attempting to manipulate the securities of Massachusetts-based company, Amogear Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Gary Irving, a/k/a “Gregory Irving" and “Gregg Irving," 54, of Gorham, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 81 months in prison and three years of supervised release for being a fugitive ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today announced a hearing on Wednesday, July 16th to examine the White House Office of Political Affairs (also known as the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach). The hearing, titled, “White House Office...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, July 11, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Two more metro east women have been convicted of unemployment fraud. Melonetria McCallum, 37, of O’Fallon, Ill., and Trudie Lindsey, 57, of East St. Louis Ill., pleaded guilty to Embezzlement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: JACQUES DONTE TAYLOR, 22, and DONNEL CORNELIUS SHAVERS, 22, both of Waycross, Georgia, were indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Savannah earlier this week on numerous counts of enticing minors to engage in sexual acts and with production of child pornography. In part, the indictment...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A federal jury in McAllen has convicted Rogelio Guerrero, 50, a U.S. citizen residing in Mission, on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute large amounts of marijuana, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The jury returned its verdict late this morning following a three-day trial and less than four hours of deliberation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, July 11, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FEDERICO CANNON, also known as “Rico," 31, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert...
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - A bipartisan maritime security resolution reaffirming support of the U.S. government for freedom of navigation in the Asia-Pacific region and for the peaceful diplomatic resolution of outstanding territorial and maritime disputes passed the U.S. Senate late yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FEDERICO CANNON, also known as “Rico," 31, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. On May 22, 2013, a jury found CANNON guilty of one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a previously convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, July 10, 2014, to 180 months imprisonment followed by five years supervised release on her conviction of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Jarez Wilson of Omaha, also known as “Turk," was sentenced on July 11, 2014, to a total of 144 months in prison by United States District Judge Joseph Bataillon. Wilson had previously pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Friday, July 11, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Christopher Edward Pelloski, MD, 40, of Upper Arlington, Ohio, was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in prison followed by five years of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK -C.P. Buckner Steel Erection Inc., (“Buckner") of Graham, North Carolina has agreed to pay $825,000 in civil forfeiture over two years as part of a settlement in an investigation of its employment of illegal aliens announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and U.S. Immigration...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA -- GREGORY ALLEN, 31, and LEISHA ALLEN, 33, brother and sister from Jesup, Georgia, were arraigned last week on a federal indictment for their alleged roles in a stolen identity and tax fraud scheme operating in Wayne County, Georgia. The federal indictment alleges that Leisha and Gregory...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Anthony Jean-Claude, age 40, of Odenton, Maryland today to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for laundering over $1.5 million, in connecting with a scheme to steal waste vegetable oil. Judge Motz also entered an order requiring Jean-Claude to pay restitution and forfeiture of $1,586,747.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney James Santelle announced that four bank robbers were recently sentenced in federal court in Green Bay for charges stemming from a bank robbery on Dec. 27, 2013, of the BMO Harris Bank, located in Black Creek, WI.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that JAMES R. HOLDMAN, age 59, of Zachary, Louisiana, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady to multiple counts of mail fraud based on his engaging in a scheme which defrauded investors out of millions of dollars.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2014
News Release: At approximately 1:20 p.m. park staff were notified of a lighting strike that occurred on the Ute Crossing Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. This area is located off of Trail Ridge Road between Rainbow Curve and Forest Canyon Overlook.
